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ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition Because Cash Deposits Were Supported by Recorded Sales

Income Tax : The Tribunal held that cash deposits during demonetisation cannot be treated as unexplained when backed by audited books, invoices...

May 15, 2026 438 Views 0 comment Print

Ad Hoc Profit Addition Deleted as Books of Account Were Never Rejected by AO

Income Tax : ITAT Bangalore held that profit cannot be estimated arbitrarily when regular books of account are maintained and not rejected unde...

May 14, 2026 336 Views 0 comment Print

Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s ₹12.54 Crore Gift from Husband Lands Before ITAT & What Every Taxpayer Must Know

Income Tax : A large spousal gift exemption was denied due to failure in proving genuineness, creditworthiness, and source of funds. The ruling...

April 13, 2026 1158 Views 0 comment Print

Unexplained Income: Taxation under Sections 68 to 69D of Income-tax Act

Income Tax : Income without satisfactory explanation is taxed at a special high rate under Section 115BBE. The provisions place strict liabilit...

April 9, 2026 726 Views 1 comment Print

Gift from Spouse: Tax-Free… Until You Fail to Prove It

Income Tax : ITAT held spousal gift taxable under Section 68 due to lack of evidence on genuineness, bank trail, and donor capacity despite Sec...

March 30, 2026 2238 Views 0 comment Print


Latest Judiciary


Inheritance Isn’t a Birthright When a Valid Will Exists: SC

Finance : The Supreme Court upheld a Will executed in favour of the testator’s sister despite objections from his wife and children. The C...

May 22, 2026 645 Views 0 comment Print

Opening Balances Cannot Be Added Under Section 68 as They Relate to Earlier Years

Income Tax : Tribunal reiterated that credits brought forward from earlier financial years cannot ordinarily be taxed under Section 68 in subse...

May 22, 2026 219 Views 0 comment Print

Absence of e-Tax Invoice Alone Not Enough for Transit State to Impose GST Penalty

Goods and Services Tax : Allahabad High Court ruled that while authorities could verify documents during transit, absence of an e-Tax Invoice did not confe...

May 21, 2026 150 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Deletes Section 68 Addition as Assessee Proved Identity, Creditworthiness & Source of Source

Income Tax : The Tribunal observed that the assessee had repaid the unsecured loan along with interest after deducting TDS and the lender had o...

May 21, 2026 198 Views 0 comment Print

Difference Between Projected & Actual Revenue Cannot Invalidate DCF Valuation: ITAT Delhi

Income Tax : Tribunal ruled that future projections under DCF method cannot be tested solely against later actual financial performance. It obs...

May 21, 2026 162 Views 0 comment Print


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SOP to apply provisions of section 68 of Income tax Act, 1961

Income Tax : Assessing Officers should follow the sequence as noted below for applying provisions of section 68 of the Act: Step 1: Whether the...

January 10, 2018 30735 Views 3 comments Print


Accommodation entry of huge amount needs further enquiry hence matter remanded

December 26, 2023 2250 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that receipt of Rs 37 crores of exempt capital gain in a non-descript listed company operated by the accommodation entry provider, who has confessed that he has provided accommodations entries to the beneficiaries, including assessee remanded back to the file of AO for further enquiry.

Sole Proprietorship & Company Merger/Amalgamation is Prohibited

December 25, 2023 11439 Views 0 comment Print

NCLT Delhi held that an amalgamation of a Sole Proprietorship Firm with a Company is not permissible under the law. Thus, Merger and Amalgamation of sole proprietorship firm and company is not possible u/s 232 of Companies Act, 2013.

Order passed without granting video conference hearing is against principles of natural justice

December 23, 2023 7986 Views 0 comment Print

Madras High Court held that order passed without granting video conference hearing as sought by the petitioner is unsustainable as it is clearly violation of principles of natural justice.

No stay was granted for Income Tax demand during pendency of appeal before CIT

December 20, 2023 3432 Views 0 comment Print

Assessee had not been able to make out a prima facie case in its favour and had a ‘lot to answer’ in the appeal. Assessee’s plea of financial stringency based on its balance-sheet also inspired no confidence as according to AO, the accounts had not been properly maintained, therefore, assessee’s application for stay of demand during the pendency of the appeal before the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) against the assessment order was rightly dismissed.

Education Cess not allowable expenditure u/s 37(1)

December 18, 2023 1221 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Kolkata held that education cess is not allowable expenditure under section 37(1) of the Income Tax Act.

AO cannot initiate reassessment for appealed additions

December 14, 2023 1689 Views 0 comment Print

Delhi High Court rules that AO cannot trigger reassessment proceedings against additions already appealed. Full analysis of PCIT vs. Gautam Bhalla case.

Sections 115BBE not applicable to Income not falling under section 69A  

December 8, 2023 7851 Views 0 comment Print

Explore the ITAT Delhi ruling in DCIT vs. Tapesh Tyagi case, clarifying that Section 115BBE doesn’t apply to surrendered income treated under Section 69A.

No section 68 addition in the hands of conduit entity

December 1, 2023 2298 Views 0 comment Print

Read the detailed analysis of the ITAT Mumbai ruling in Standard Fiscal Markets Pvt. Ltd. vs DCIT case. No section 68 addition for conduit entity. Insights on tax implications.

Addition u/s 68 towards unexplained cash credit based on presumptions & conjectures unsustainable

November 30, 2023 4182 Views 0 comment Print

ITAT Mumbai held that addition u/s. 68 of the Income Tax Act towards unexplained cash credit unsustainable as the addition was made by AO on the basis of presumptions and conjectures and without conducting any independent investigation.

ITAT Mumbai Deletes Addition of Share Application Money – Identity, Creditworthiness & Genuineness Proved

November 21, 2023 1041 Views 0 comment Print

Paramshakti Distributors Pvt. Ltd. vs. ACIT: ITAT Mumbai Deletes Addition of Share Application Money – Identity, Creditworthiness, and Genuineness Proved

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